The pleasures of a summertime game of mini-golf isn't something that New Yorkers typically get to experience, but with the opening of The Putting Lot, a few rounds of put-put are close at hand. Or as close as an L train to Bushwick. The Putting Lot is a usable art project of sorts, as it takes an empty lot and aims to make it a community space, complete with nine holes and a snack shack. Each hole is being designed by a different team of young designers and/or architects, so this little slice of urban suburbia will still be about as Brooklyn as you can get. (Via The New York Times.)